"Defining more than 10,000 words and phrases from everyday slang to technical terms and concepts, this dictionary of the audiovisual language embraces more than 50 subject areas within film, television, and home entertainment. It includes terms from the complete lifecycle of an audiovisual work from initial concept through commercial presentation in all the major distribution channels"--Provided by publisher.

List of abbreviations-- Phonetic symbols for English-- Introduction-- The dictionary.

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The Cambridge Dictionary of Linguistics provides concise and clear definitions of all the terms any undergraduate or graduate student is likely to encounter in the study of linguistics and English language or in other degrees involving linguistics, such as modern languages, media studies and translation. lt covers the key areas of syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, semantics and pragmatics but also contains terms from discourse analysis, stylistics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics and corpus linguistics. It provides entries for 246 languages, including 'major' languages and languages regularly mentioned in research papers and textbooks. Features include cross-referencing between entries and extended entries on some terms. Where appropriate, entries contain illustrative examples from English and other languages and many provide etymologies bringing out the metaphors lying behind the technical terms. Also available is an electronic version of the dictionary which includes 'clickable' cross-referencing. (source: Nielsen Book Data)

This new, thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language incorporates the major developments in language study which have taken place since the mid 1990s. Two main new areas have been added: the rise of electronic communication in all its current forms from email to texting, and the crisis affecting the world's languages, of which half are thought to be so seriously endangered that they will die out this century. * All language statistics have been updated, and additional information provided about their linguistic affiliation * All topics involving technology have been revised to take account of recent developments, notably in phonetics, language disability, and computing * Maps have been revised to include new countries or country names * Special attention has been paid to fast-moving areas such as language teaching and learning * The text design has been completely updated with many new illustrations throughout. (source: Nielsen Book Data)

12. Stylistic identity and literature-- Part III. The Structure of Language:

13. Linguistic levels--

14. Typology and universals--

15. The statistical structure of language--

16. Grammar--

17. Semantics--

18. Dictionaries--

19. Names--

20. Discourses and text--

21. Pragmatics-- Part IV. The Medium of Language: Speaking and Listening:

22. The anatomy and physiology of speech--

23. The acoustics of speech--

24. The instrumental--

25. Speech reception--

26. Speech interaction with machines--

27. The sounds of speech--

28. The linguistic use of sound--

29. Suprasegmentals--

30. Sound symbolism-- Part V. The Medium of Language: Writing and Reading:

31. Written and spoken language--

32. Graphic expression--

33. Graphology--

34. The process of reading and writing-- Part VI. The Medium of Language: Signing and Seeing:

35. Sign language--

36. Sign language structure--

37. Types of sign language-- Part VII. Child Language Acquisition:

38. Investigating children's language--

39. The first year--

40. Phonological development--

41. Grammatical development--

42. Semantic development--

43. Pragmatic development--

44. Language development in school-- Part VIII. Language, Brain and Handicap:

45. Language and the brain--

46. Language handicap-- Part IX. The Languages of the World:

47. How many languages?--

48. How many speakers?--

49. The origins of language--

50. Families of languages--

51. The Indo-European family--

52. Other families--

53. Language isolates--

54. Language change--

55. Pidgins and creoles-- Part X. Language in the World:

56. The language barrier--

57. Translating and interpreting--

58. Artificial languages--

59. World languages--

60. Multilingualism--

61. Language planning--

62. Foreign language learning and teaching--

63. Language for special purposes-- Part XI. Language and Communication:

64. Language and other communication systems--

65. Linguistics-- Appendices.

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This second edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language presents a mass of new information and introduces the subject of language to a fresh generation of students and general readers. The first edition of the book is probably the most successful general study of language ever published. This second edition extends the range of coverage to include advances in areas like machine translation, speech interaction with machines, and language teaching. There is new material on acoustics, physiological concepts of language, and World English, and a complete update of the language distribution maps, language-speaking statistics, a table of the world's languages, and further reading. All geopolitical material has been revised to take account of boundary changes. The book has been redesigned and is presented for the first time in full colour, with new pictures and maps added. (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.

Description

Book — vii, 472 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.

Summary

1 Popular ideas about language-- 2 Language and identity-- 3 The structure of language-- 4 The medium of language: speaking and listening-- 5 The medium of language: reading and writing-- 6 The medium of language: signing and seeing-- 7 Child language acquisition-- 8 Language, brain and handicap-- 9 The languages of the world-- 10 Language in the world-- 11 Language and communication Appendices 1 Glossary-- 2 Special symbols and abbreviations used in The Encyclopedia of Language-- 3 Table of the world's languages-- 4 Further reading-- 5 References-- 6 Index of langauges, families, dialects and scripts-- 7 Index of authors and personalities-- 8 Index of topics.

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Where did human language come from? How many languages are there? How do we acquire our first language or learn a second one? The highly acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal answers these and other questions about language. From hieroglyphics to trucker talk, from Shakespeare in pidgin to sneezing in Tongan, this is a stimulating and richly illustrated guide to the variety, structure, history and theory of language. David Crystal not only conveys the intrinsic fascination of the subject, but also its enormous complexity. The visual dimension of the encyclopedia throws a fresh light on what has traditionally been treated as a non-visual subject, with many drawings, photographs, maps, display boxes and extracts all integrated within the text. In addition, appendices, meticulous cross-referencing and indexing ensure that this is an authoritative work of reference for students, professionals and general readers alike. (source: Nielsen Book Data)

INTRODUCTION-- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS-- NOTE ON THE THIRD EDITION-- DIRECTORY OF SYMBOLS-- DICTIONARY.

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The third edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is an authoritative and invaluable reference source covering every aspect of its wide-ranging field. In 3,250 entries the Dictionary spans grammar, phonetics, semantics, languages (spoken and written), dialects, and sociolinguistics. Clear examples - and diagrams where appropriate - help to convey the meanings of even the most technical terms. It also incorporates entries on key scholars of linguistics, both ancient and modern, summarising their specialisms and achievements. With existing entries thoroughly revised and updated, and the addition of 100 new entries, this new edition expands its coverage of semantics, as well as recently emerging terminology within, for example, syntactic theory and sociolinguistics. Wide-ranging and with clear definitions, it is the ideal reference for students and teachers in language-related courses, and a great introduction to linguistics for the general reader with an interest in language and its study. (source: Nielsen Book Data)